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“七夕”并非情人节 商家促销玩概念 网友晒理由 不想被“七夕”这个周末恰逢农历“七夕”，与婚登排队、玫瑰看涨的“大趋势”相反，很多网友纷纷提出“不过七夕”，并列出“不过七夕的N条理由”。不少人觉得，虽然是弘扬传统，但是硬把“七夕”说成“中国情人节”理由太牵强。也有网友质疑，中国传统节日非得挂靠在洋节的名称和习惯上，那过传统节日还有什麼意义？理由一 凄美鹊桥会不是“良辰吉日”“我小时候就知道牛郎织女的故事，夫妻不能在一起，一年才能在鹊桥上相聚一次，挺凄美的故事。”所以市民王小姐听到“结婚登记争抢七夕”、“七夕结婚超过8月8日”的消息，觉得有点儿不理解。在北大历史系读研的小吴说，七夕原本是“乞巧”，古时候原本是女性拜织女，希望能像织女一样美丽、灵巧、聪明。此外，民间还流传著阴历七月七是魁星的生日，读书人在这天拜祭一下，祈望自己中状元。“有个爱情故事就是情人节，有点儿风马牛不相及”。理由二牛郎和织女是夫妻非“情人”在一家知名论坛上，很多网友发帖说，按照民间传说，牛郎和织女算是合法夫妻，还有一双儿女，只不过因为“门不当户不对”，加上牛郎“没车没房”，王母娘娘才从中作梗。“七夕鹊桥相会表达的是一种夫妻间不离不弃、白头偕老的忠贞，和情人节要表达的根本就是两种情感”。网名“墨迹未干”的网友说，“情人”在中国古代不是什麼好词，把七夕当作“中国情人节”没有根据。理由三中国传统节又成了“送花日”记者在双井附近一家大型商场看到，很多商家都挂出了“七夕好礼”的促销广告，其中钻石首饰和玫瑰花当仁不让。平日裏5元一支的红玫瑰已经价格翻倍，老板得意洋洋地告诉记者，七夕当天，他已经发动家裏的亲戚一起帮著送花了。教高中语文的贾老师告诉记者，七夕源於汉朝，比西方情人节早好几百年，但现在怎麼看都觉得是沾了西方情人节的光，商家又借机卖出一大批首饰和玫瑰花。“要是过传统节日的意义只在於此，那真是过不过两可，还是给年轻小夥子省点儿钱吧”。-记者手记传统节日 别靠“烧钱”维持“银烛秋光冷画屏，轻罗小扇扑流萤。天街夜色凉如水，卧看牵牛织女星”。七夕回来了，但古诗中这极致的浪漫却找不见。钻石和烛光的光芒，早已让那些来凑七夕热闹的男女无暇顾及天上的星宿。当我们追逐著西方的情人节、耶诞节，有关部门大声疾呼弘扬传统的时候，一千多年前漂洋过海向我大唐学习的邻国日本，依然保持著我们失传的传统。记者的一个同学曾在日本留学，他说，日本的七夕根本跟爱情无关，而是延续著“乞巧”的风俗，人们穿著传统的服装参加“七夕祭”、看焰火大会。商场中也不见“绑架”节日的促销，而是给顾客免费准备很多彩色信笺，竖起许愿树，人们写诗歌写愿望，挂在许愿树上，希望自家的女孩健康灵巧。民俗专家赵书告诉记者，七夕习俗中流传最久、最广的是“乞巧”。“‘乞巧’的原意是大姑娘、小媳妇这一天向织女乞巧，希望自己也能像织女一样心灵手巧”，“但现在流传下来的只有牛郎织女七月七鹊桥相会的爱情神话，七夕原有的文化体系已经有些本末倒置了”。他说，七夕可以说是一个“从天文到人文”的节日。节日的形成不是一朝一夕的，就像春节吃饺子、端午饮雄黄，是根据时令季节形成的传统，不是商家“忽悠”起来的。“旧的习俗有穿针、吃巧果，新的习俗可以随著传统节日的复蘇逐渐形成。比如咱们一起熄灯10分钟，大家一起寻找牛郎织女星”。如今，一个个节假日都和花钱联系起来。天价年夜饭、搭配著红酒卖的月饼和粽子，还有这硬套上“情人节”外衣的七夕，传统中国节，除了花钱，还能做点儿什麼？
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中国的七夕节的英文是:Chinese Valentine's Day ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 七夕的英文介绍 Double Seventh Festival The Double Seventh Festival, on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, is a traditional festival full of romance. It often goes into August in the Gregorian calendar This festival is in mid-summer when the weather is warm and the grass and trees reveal their luxurious greens. At night when the sky is dotted with stars, and people can see the Milky Way spanning from the north to the south. On each bank of it is a bright star, which see each other from afar. They are the Cowherd and Weaver Maid, and about them there is a beautiful love story passed down from generation to generation. Long, long ago, there was an honest and kind-hearted fellow named Niu Lang (Cowhand). His parents died when he was a child. Later he was driven out of his home by his sister-in-law. So he lived by himself herding cattle and farming. One day, a fairy from heaven Zhi Nu (Weaver Maid) fell in love with him and came down secretly to earth and married him. The cowhand farmed in the field and the Weaver Maid wove at home. They lived a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl. Unfortunately, the God of Heaven soon found out the fact and ordered the Queen Mother of the Western Heavens to bring the Weaver Maid back. With the help of celestial cattle, the Cowhand flew to heaven with his son and daughter. At the time when he was about to catch up with his wife, the Queen Mother took off one of her gold hairpins and made a stroke. One billowy river appeared in front of the Cowhand. The Cowhand and Weaver Maid were separated on the two banks forever and could only feel their tears. Their loyalty to love touched magpies, so tens of thousands of magpies came to build a bridge for the Cowhand and Weaver Maid to meet each other. The Queen Mother was eventually moved and allowed them to meet each year on the 7th of the 7th lunar month. Hence their meeting date has been called "Qi Xi" (Double Seventh). Scholars have shown the Double Seventh Festival originated from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD220). Historical documents from the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD371-420) mention the festival, while records from the Tang Dynasty (618-907) depict the grand evening banquet of Emperor Taizong and his concubines. By the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1279-1368) dynasties, special articles for the "Qi Xi" were seen being sold on markets in the capital. The bustling markets demonstrated the significance of the festival. Today some traditional customs are still observed in rural areas of China, but have been weakened or diluted in urban cities. However, the legend of the Cowhand and Weaver Maid has taken root in the hearts of the people. In recent years, in particular, urban youths have celebrated it as Valentine's Day in China. As a result, owners of flower shops, bars and stores are full of joy as they sell more commodities for love. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 【常识】 → 七夕节的由来（中英文介绍） 很久以前，有一个跟着哥嫂过活的孤儿，既聪明又勤快，可嫂嫂仍嫌弃他，天不亮就赶他上山放牛，大家都叫他牛郎。几年后，哥嫂和牛郎分了家，狼心的嫂嫂只给他一间破茅房、一头老牛。从此，牛郎白天放牛、砍柴，晚上就和老牛同睡在那间破茅房内。一天，牛郎赶牛走进了一片陌生的树林，这里山青水秀、鸟语花香。牛郎见到九个仙女驾着祥云落在河的草地上，然后脱去五彩霓裳，跳进清澈见底的河水里，牛郎盯着一个最年轻是美丽的仙女看入了神，这时老牛突然说话了：“她是天上的织女，只要拿走五彩霓裳，她就会做你的妻子。”牛郎悄悄地沿着树从，悄悄拿走了织女的五彩霓裳。天近午时，其他仙女纷纷穿起五彩霓裳，驾着祥云而去。唯独找不到五彩霓裳的织女留下了。这时，牛郎从树后走出，请求织女做他的妻子。织女见牛郎忠厚老实，勤劳健壮，便脉脉含羞地点了点头。 牛郎织女喜结良缘后，男耕女织，互敬互爱。两年后，织女生下一男一女。然而天帝闻知织女下嫁人间，勃然大怒。七月初七，王母奉旨带着天兵天将捉了织女。悲痛欲绝的牛郎在老牛的帮助下，用萝筐挑着儿女追上天去。眼看追上了，王母拔下金簪一划，牛郎脚下立刻出现一条波涛汹涌的天河。 肝肠寸断的织女和肩挑儿女的牛郎，一个在河东一个在河西，遥望对泣。哭声感动了喜鹊，霎时无数的喜鹊飞向天河，搭起一座鹊桥，牛郎织女终于可以在鹊桥上相会了。王母无奈，只好允许牛郎织女每年的七月初七在桥上相会一次。 当然，这只是个传说。乞巧的仪式源自古代织女桑神的原始信仰。这种信仰结合了牛郎织女每年七月七日相会的说法，成了我们今时今日的七夕七巧民间信仰 。 在我国，农历七月初七，人们俗称“七夕节”，也有人称之为“乞巧节”或“女儿节”，这是中国传统节日中最具浪漫色彩的一个节日，也是过去姑娘们最为重视的日子。其实不仅仅是汉族，壮族、满族、朝鲜族等也有过“七夕节”的习俗。不过，随着西方“情人节”流入中土，“七夕节”逐渐又被人称为中国的“情人节”。然而她在年轻人中的影响力，却远不及每年阳历2月14日的西方“情人节”。不光如此，象这样历史悠久且文化内涵深厚、有如此美丽传说的节日，竟越来越不受社会重视，越来越受冷落，是世界变化得太快？还是节日不够现代跟不上时代？牛郎织女难道真的会被中国人遗弃吗？“七夕节”受冷落迫使我们的目光又聚焦到中国传统节日的兴衰上。农历七月初七——七夕节 民间爱情传说之一的牛郎织女的故事。 七夕节始终和牛郎织女的传说相连，这是一个很美丽，千古流传的爱情故事，是我国四大民间爱情传说之一。 相传在很早以前，南阳城西牛家庄里有个聪明、忠厚的小伙子，父母早亡，只好跟着哥哥嫂子度日，嫂子马氏为人狠毒，经常虐待他，逼他干很多的活，一年秋天，嫂子逼他去放牛，给他九头牛，却让他等有了十头牛时才能回家，牛郎无奈只好赶着牛出了村。 …… 一天，天上的织女和诸仙女一起下凡游戏，在河里洗澡，牛郎在老牛的帮助下认识了织女，二人互生情意，后来织女便偷偷下凡，来到人间，做了牛郎的妻子。织女还把从天上带来的天蚕分给大家，并教大家养蚕，抽丝，织出又光又亮的绸缎。 牛郎和织女结婚后，男耕女织，情深意重，他们生了一男一女两个孩子，一家人生活得很幸福。但是好景不长，这事很快便让天帝知道，王母娘娘亲自下凡来，强行把织女带回天上，恩爱夫妻被拆散。 牛郎上天无路，还是老牛告诉牛郎，在它死后，可以用它的皮做成鞋，穿着就可以上天。牛郎按照老牛的话做了，穿上牛皮做的鞋，拉着自己的儿女，一起腾云驾雾上天去追织女，眼见就要追到了，岂知王母娘娘拔下头上的金簪一挥，一道波涛汹涌的天河就出现了，牛郎和织女被隔在两岸，只能相对哭泣流泪。他们的忠贞爱情感动了喜鹊，千万只喜鹊飞来，搭成鹊桥，让牛郎织女走上鹊桥相会，王母娘娘对此也无奈，只好允许两人在每年七月七日于鹊桥相会。 后来，每到农历七月初七，相传牛郎织女鹊桥相会的日子，姑娘们就会来到花前月下，抬头仰望星空，寻找银河两边的牛郎星和织女星，希望能看到他们一年一度的相会，乞求上天能让自己能象织女那样心灵手巧，祈祷自己能有如意称心的美满婚姻，由此形成了七夕节。 Chinese Valentine''s Day Raise your head on August 4 and gaze at the stars, you will find something romantic going on in the sky. VALENTINE''S Day in China, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, falls on August 4 this year. That is, on Monday evening, Niu Lang and Zhi Nu will meet on a bridge of magpies（鹊桥） across the Milky Way（银河）. Chinese grannies will remind children that they would not be able to see any magpies on that evening because all the magpies have left to form a bridge in the heavens with their wings. Romantic legend The legend has been handed down for nearly 2 millennia. The story has been recorded as far back as the Jin Dynasty (256-420 AD). Poets composed hundreds of verses on the love story and many types of Chinese opera tell the story. The Chinese people believe that the star Vega（织女星）, east of the Milky Way, is Zhi Nu and, at the constellation of Aquila（天鹰座）, on the western side of the Milky Way, Niu Lang waits for his wife. Zhi Nu was said to be the youngest of seven daughters of the Queen of Heaven. With her sisters, she worked hard to weave beautiful clouds in the sky, while Niu Lang was a poor orphan cowherd, driven out of his home by his elder brother and his cruel wife. Niu Lang lamented over his lonely and poor life with an old cow, his only friend and companion. The magical cow kindly told him of a way to find a beautiful and nice woman as his life companion. Under the direction of the cow, Niu Lang went to the riverside on an evening, where the seven fairies slipped out of their heavenly palace to bathe. He took one of the beautiful silk dresses the fairies had left on the bank. When the fairies left the water, the youngest couldn''t find her clothes and had to see her sisters fly back to heaven without her. Then Niu Lang came out with the dress and asked the youngest fairy, Zhi Nu, to stay with him. Several years passed on Earth, which were only a few days in heaven. Niu Lang and Zhi Nu lived happily together and had two children before the Queen of Heaven discovered Zhi Nu''s absence. She was so annoyed she had Zhi Nu brought back to heaven. Seeing his beloved wife flying in the sky, Niu Lang was terrified. He caught sight of the cowhide hanging on a wall. The magical cow had told him before dying of old age: "Keep the cowhide（牛皮） for emergency use." Putting the cowhide on, he went after his wife with his two children. With the help of the cowhide, Niu Lang was able to follow Zhi Nu into heaven. He was about to reach his wife when the Queen showed up and pulled off her hairpin to draw a line between the two. The line became the Silver River in heaven, or the Milky Way. Zhi Nu went back to the heavenly workshop, going on weaving the clouds. But she was so sad, and missed her husband across the Silver River so much that the clouds she weaved seemed sad. Finally, the Queen showed a little mercy, allowing the couple to meet once every year on the Silver River. Well-known poem One of the most famous poems about the legend was written by Qin Guan of in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Fairy Of The Magpie Bridge Among the beautiful clouds, Over the heavenly river, Crosses the weaving maiden. A night of rendezvous, Across the autumn sky. Surpasses joy on earth. Moments of tender love and dream, So sad to leave the magpie bridge. Eternal love between us two, Shall withstand the time apart. (Translated by Kylie Hsu) 鹊桥仙 宋·秦观 织云弄巧 飞星传恨 银汉迢迢暗度 金风玉露一相逢 便胜却人间无数 柔情似水 佳期如梦 忍顾鹊桥归路 两情若是久长时 又岂在朝朝暮暮 Compared with love stories in Western legends, the story of Niu Lang and Zhi Nu seems not as intense or passionate. Love doesn''t kill or break up the barrier between them. They just wait patiently on the riverbank, believing that their love can withstand their time apart. It is faith and emotional liaison instead of physical attraction and desire that is emphasized in the story as well as in many other Chinese folktales（民间故事） about love. In only a few Chinese folk love stories can be found a description of the physical appearances of the hero and heroine. In the "Butterfly Lovers", the heroine, dressed as a boy to attend school, falls in love with a classmate. After they have lived together as classmates for years, the hero did not have the slightest clue that his best friend is actually a girl! Chinese ceremonies The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is the only Chinese festival devoted to love in the Lunar calendar. Unlike St. Valentine''s Day in Western countries there is not so much emphasis on giving chocolates, flowers and kisses. Instead, Chinese girls prepare fruits, melons and incense（熏香） as offerings to Zhi Nu, the weaving maiden, praying to acquire high skills in needlecraft（裁缝）, as well as hoping to find satisfactory husbands. In the evening, people sit outdoors to observe the stars. Chinese grannies would say that, if you stand under a grapevine, you can probably overhear what Zhi Nu and Niu Lang are talking about.
